Age, growth and maximum size of Antarctic notothenioid fish — revisited

The temperature of the Southern Ocean has undergone an overall reduction from about 20 °C to −1.8 °C over the last 55–60 million years. To date, the Southern Ocean is characterized by low temperatures ranging from +3 °C close to the South Polar Frontal Zone to −1.86 °C in the vicinity of the Antarct...

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Main Authors: Kock, Karl-Hermann, Everson, Inigo
Other Authors: di Prisco, G., Pisano, E., Clarke, A.
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Springer-Verlag 1998
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Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504123/
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2157-0_2
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Summary:The temperature of the Southern Ocean has undergone an overall reduction from about 20 °C to −1.8 °C over the last 55–60 million years. To date, the Southern Ocean is characterized by low temperatures ranging from +3 °C close to the South Polar Frontal Zone to −1.86 °C in the vicinity of the Antarctic continent and a strong seasonality and patchiness of primary productivity.